Tricks of the puppet masters: morphological adaptations to the interaction with nervous system underlying host manipulation by rhizocephalan barnacle Polyascus …

A Lianguzova, N Arbuzova, E Laskova, E Gafarova… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background Rhizocephalan interaction with their decapod hosts is a superb example of host
manipulation. These parasites are able to alter the host's physiology and behavior. Host …

[HTML][HTML] Internal Morphology and Phylogenetic Position of Mycetomorpha vancouverensis (Pancrustacea: Rhizocephala), an Enigmatic Parasitic Barnacle

A Miroliubov, A Lianguzova, D Krupenko… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mycetomorpha vancouverensis is an enigmatic parasitic barnacle from the family
Mycetomorphidae, known for its unclear phylogenetic position within Rhizocephala …

Two in one: A case study of two rhizocephalan species invading the nervous tissue of one host

AD Lianguzova, LO Poliushkevich, EP Laskova… - Journal of … - Wiley Online Library
Certain parasites can manipulate their hosts to enhance their own fitness and transmission
success. Rhizocephalan barnacles are a notable example, inducing significant changes in …